Lawrence Collett Million
Military
Rear L-R: 2Lt George R Lewis, 1Lt William W Strong, 1Lt Russell R Lockhart, 2Lt Porter R Ham, S/Sgt Otto M Schlaegel.
Front L-R: S/Sgt Charles E Pyles, S/Sgt Lawrence C Millions, S/Sgt Lloyd J Null, 2Lt Robert L Grilley.
Object Number - UPL 37558 - "Crew 15 of the 613th Bomb Squadron, 401st Bomb Group, in front of a Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" at an 8th Air Force base in England, 4 September...
Assigned to 613BS, 401BG, 8AF USAAF. 32 missions from 6 June to 3 October 1944; volunteered for fill in gunners 2 times. On 21 June 1944 over Hamburg, Germany, we were hit by flak and the oxygen system was hit and leaking. Being in the tail my oxygen ran out and I passed out. Was thrown forward from the tail clear down to the radio room where I was revived. Oil covered the whole side of the ship from #2 engine. I was bleeding all about my head and had a terrible headache. That was my third mission. Lost 80% of my hearing that way over the next few months.
Awards: DFC, AM (3OLC), WWII Victory, EAME
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 613th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19085675 / O-?
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Sweat er Out
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 613th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Benefield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Brooklyn, New York | 1 April 1919 | |
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Enlisted |
New York, NY | 19 March 1943 | New York City ,New York |
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Died |
Saint Marys, Elk County, PA | 22 January 2000 | |
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Buried |
Holy Rosary Cemetery, Johnsonburg, Elk County, PA | 26 January 2000 | Holy Rosary Cemetery Johnsonburg, Elk County, PA |
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Based |
Deenethorpe | Assigned to 613BS, 401BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / self, http://www.401bg.org/Main/History/Members/Details.aspx?ID=2069